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How's your WARBL working out so far? I'm about to order mine shortly, was just waiting on the maker to add Swedish bagpipes to the coding.

I'm going to go ahead and order a custom whistle from Takahe, because I want to make a gift to a Northumbrian pipe I'm a fan of, so going to order from NZ a mezzo whistle in the F+ pitch (differing from concert pitch) used by Northumbrian players. The maker is totally cool with the idea, so let's se...

The maker is Francesc Sans in Girona, Spain. https://www.sansluthier.net/en/ Thanks for pointing out that seller to us! I hadn't previously been aware of anyone selling the Catalan "sac de gemecs", so I've added them to the FAQ at r/Gaita and posted a picture of the pipes there and on r/b...

If you don't get a clear answer here, I'd suggest asking at r/Gaita on Reddit. There are a few pretty serious players that hang out there, even though it's a small sub.

TAKAHE
Takahe Flutes
John Laurence
New Zealand
https://drjohnlaurence.com/takahe-flutes

TheSnakeCharmer's pipes are actually this electronic bagpipe made by Redpipes in Germany: https://www.redpipes.eu/shop/en/catalog/medival-pipes/avalon/ The chanter and drone sounds are generated electronically, so tuning would be less demanding than a traditional set. Volume is also adjustable. I w...

The maker of WARBL MIDI wind controller (made to simulate various bagpipes) is possibly open to adding the Welsh fingering as an option to the WARBL. Does anyone have a recommended fingering chart which seems to apply to most pibgorn/pibau made today? I posted asking on r/WelshBagpipes on Reddit, bu...

I'm also sold on this idea. They should give us each discount codes for convincing each other to buy it, like affiliate salesmen. I'm just trying to decide if I should wait like a good boy for my tax return in a week or so or just buy it now because why not haha. I'm also sold now, even though I re...

All my bagpipe influencers actually use a Redpipe. Eluveitie, TheSnakecharmer, and even that random cover I linked early in the thread. I've seen them blow up the bag so I think it actually uses air but otherwise its just a really expensive good looking WARBL. That ya should have a lot of sounds bu...

Honestly, given everything you've said, I would suggest getting a WARBL, it's a MIDI controller that can emulate all kinds of pipes, and vary sounds and scales and intonation and all. They're like US$250 and made in Oregon, tons of pipers loving them since they came out relatively recently. If you'...

Thanks Tap, I'll check those out. @Michael, Thanks for that input, you make an incredibly fair point about the just intonation. I completely forgot about that. If possible, I'd be more interested in an option that is equal temperament, or as close to that as possible, along with concert pitch. My e...

If you want to play in D (and its relative modes like E Dorian as commonly used in Irish), I would suggest a hard look at the Welsh bagpipes. I have an FAQ written up on r/WelshBagpipes on Reddit that lists makers, and just today on this sub I posted a little writeup on proposed ways of taking the p...

(originally written for r/WelshBagpipes on Reddit, just spreading the idea to get more feedback on other platforms) Check it: so you get a Morgan plastic pibgorn and want to make it into a pibau cyrn (the bagpipe-ified version of a pibgorn). All you really need is a bag, blowpipe, stocks, and at lea...

the "W" column I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with the term. Ah, meaning "I mark a sheet of paper with 'Wins' and 'Losses', and when I notate the event I'm referring to, I will write it down under the 'Win' category because I think, all things considered, it's a positive thing." A re...

"I don't always sing sea shanties, but when I do, it's The Wellerman." Yes. And, as I've said, it isn't even a sea shanty.[/quote] I have noticed that people who are overall pleased about this but want to be more accurate have been saying "sea shanties and sea songs ." While Wel...